Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

02/22/15
One option to safeguard water quality and public health in the state Michigan on the practice of deep-well hydraulic fracturing is to impose a temporary moratorium to give time for an in-depth environmental impact study and further regulations on the practice, according to a draft report by the University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute.

02/20/15
Michigan could strengthen its supervision of a natural gas development process known as "fracking" by keeping a closer eye on surface and ground water near production wells and ordering companies to disclose more information about the chemicals they use, researchers said in a report released today on an issue that has sparked nationwide debate.

09/07/14
The state's EB-5 regional center is not likely to reach its goal of landing its first investment by the end of the year, due to the resignation last month of Scott Woosley, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

08/29/14
State officials have begun a safety review of Michigan's network of oil pipelines, with the initial focus is on Enbridge Energy Partners LP's Line 5 that It includes two lines that run beneath the Straits of Mackinac.

08/13/14
The Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a decision by state regulators to allow construction of a nickel and copper mine in the Upper Peninsula backwoods, the latest development in a 12-year legal and political struggle.

07/13/14
Oil and gas exploration company executives and state regulatory officials say permit requests to drill new wells have been moving over the past two years toward Southeast Michigan. The Detroit area has yielded modest oil deposits at relatively shallow depths, making them cheap to drill and easier to spot with new seismic imaging technology.

06/05/14
The Obama administration's plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing U.S. coal-fired power plants by 30 percent by 2030 is creating the expected maelstrom of backlash. The proposal is being labeled a jobs killer and a detriment to American manufacturing.

05/21/14
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality plans to reject Detroit Bulk Storage's request to store piles of petroleum coke at an open riverfront site in River Rouge, an agency official said.

04/30/14
Michigan's attorney general and chief environmental regulator have asked the company that owns two oil pipelines stretched beneath an ecologically sensitive area of the Great Lakes for evidence that the 61-year-old lines are properly maintained and in good condition.

04/13/14
Detroit native Richard Baron, chairman and CEO of St. Louis-based McCormack Baron Salazar Development Inc., expects construction to begin in September on the $55 million first phase of the Orleans Landing mixed-use development along the Detroit riverfront. Baron spoke about the project with Crain's reporter Kirk Pinho.

03/12/14
More than 90 communities will share $97 million in grants and loans to fix aging or overwhelmed sewer systems, state officials announced today, saying the quality of one of Michigan's most prized assets — water — is at risk.